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Published: April 28th 2011
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Flagler College
was the Ponce de Leon Hotel built by Henry Flagler We left Jacksonville on Sunday morning, Easter. There was little traffic on the river and the cranes and trucks at the port were all quiet. We had quite a current as we headed out, but it was mostly heading our way and we moved quickly towards the ICW. As we headed south on the ICW, we again saw pelicans and dolphins, neither of which we saw on the St. Johns River. The recreational boaters became more numerous as the day progressed, but generally folks minded their manners. (I have noticed, though, that the bigger the wake a boat puts out, the less likely the captain is to notice its effect on other boats.)
At St. Augustine we stopped at the municipal marina and filled up with diesel and paid for 2 nights on a mooring ball, this time in the south mooring field. Lots of boats in the area meant lots of rocking and rolling, but it settled down before dark. Monday morning we dinghied ashore and walked around the old town a little. The city, especially along the waterfront, has an old world feel to it and a good bit of charm (except for the park near the Ponce
St. Augustine waterfront
Looks like the old country de Leon statue, which is home to the homeless and smells like a urinal.) We went back to the boat for lunch and relaxed until suppertime, when we again went ashore for dinner and showers. We got soaked coming back to the boat as the wind had picked up strongly and the waves splashed us; so we had both fresh and salt water showers in the space of a half an hour.
Tuesday morning we continued south passing Fort Matanzas again, this time without having to dodge the crazies on runabouts. The channel going around the island got pretty shallow for a little way, and with the wind blowing, it was a trick to stay in the channel. We stopped again at Seven Seas Marina in Orange Beach for the night as the anchorages are sparse around Daytona and Orange Beaches.
Today we traveled into the wind all day, sometimes with a head current. Add to that all the manatee zones with slow speeds and you have a very long day. We were thinking about anchoring outside the Titusville Municipal Marina for the night, but the wind was still quite strong and there were still whitecaps, so we
headed on into the marina. We’ll be here the next 4 nights. Friday is the scheduled liftoff of the space shuttle, and we are really excited about seeing that. Tomorrow we’ll do some grocery shopping and some laundry and just hang around.
We’ve heard from Sara and Trevor and they are loving the Bahamas, will be heading down to Georgetown and from there down to the Tropic of Cancer, just so they can say they crossed it. Michael and David and their families have been hunkered down riding out the terrible weather in Tennessee. So far we only lost a few trees and Michael says our roof is leaking. But it could be way worse.
More later…
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